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What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'suggest'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'suggest'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'apologise'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'apologise'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'deny'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'deny'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'admit'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'admit'?
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What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'order'?
What is the correct past simple form of the verb 'order'?
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What is the opposite of 'refuse' in the context of making a decision?
What is the opposite of 'refuse' in the context of making a decision?
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What does 'accuse somebody of' mean?
What does 'accuse somebody of' mean?
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What is the difference between 'promise' and 'threaten'?
What is the difference between 'promise' and 'threaten'?
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What is the purpose of 'remind'?
What is the purpose of 'remind'?
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What is the tone of 'beg'?
What is the tone of 'beg'?
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Study Notes
Irregular Verb Forms
- Offer becomes OFFERED in the past tense
- Threaten becomes THREATENED in the past tense
- Promise becomes PROMISED in the past tense
- Refuse becomes REFUSED in the past tense
- Agree becomes AGREED in the past tense
More Irregular Verb Forms
- Suggest becomes SUGGESTED in the past tense
- Deny becomes DENIED in the past tense
- Admit becomes ADMITTED in the past tense
- Apologise becomes APOLOGISED (with the preposition 'to' and the person apologised to) in the past tense
- Accuse becomes ACCUSED (with the preposition 'of' and the person accused) in the past tense
Verb Forms with Infinitive
- Somebody + to + infinitive (e.g. someone begged to do something)
Additional Irregular Verb Forms
- Beg becomes BEGGED in the past tense
- Warn becomes WARNED in the past tense
- Order becomes ORDERED in the past tense
- Remind becomes REMINDED in the past tense
Verb Forms
- The verb "Offer" is in the past simple form as "OFFERED"
- The verb "Threaten" is in the past simple form as "THREATENED"
- The verb "Promise" is in the past simple form as "PROMISED"
- The verb "Refuse" is in the past simple form as "REFUSED"
- The verb "Agree" is in the past simple form as "AGREED"
More Verb Forms
- The verb "Suggest" is in the past simple form as "SUGGESTED"
- The verb "Deny" is in the past simple form as "DENIED"
- The verb "Admit" is in the past simple form as "ADMITTED"
- The verb "Apologise" is in the past simple form as "APOLOGISED" (to somebody) for
- The verb "Accuse" is in the past simple form as "ACCUSED" (somebody) of
Verb Constructions
- The verb construction "Somebody + to – infinitive" is used to form a sentence
- The verb "Beg" is in the past simple form as "BEGGED"
- The verb "Warn" is in the past simple form as "WARNED"
- The verb "Order" is in the past simple form as "ORDERED"
- The verb "Remind" is in the past simple form as "REMINDED"
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Test your knowledge of verb forms in English grammar, including past simple forms of common verbs like offer, threaten, and promise.
